The Avengers 2: Who Should Play Scarlet Witch?

Putting aside speculation and hints about supporting characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe – like Don Cheadle’s War Machine – appearing in The Avengers 2, over the last two weeks it’s been hinted at and seemingly confirmed that there will be at least two new “heroes” joining Earth’s Mightiest for the sequel.

It’s the mutant children of X-Men villain Magneto known as Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. For a variety reasons, they may be quite different from the Marvel Comics version of the characters and the studio may already have an idea of who they want for one of the roles.

SuperHeroHype has the inside info on a few pre-production notes regarding the “brother-sister act” Whedon is excited about writing for The Avengers 2. First and most notably is that the current design of Scarlet Witch is reportedly being based off of young Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, who after hitting the spotlight with an Oscar nomination for her performance in Atonement, has been working consistently on large projects ever since, including City of Ember, Hanna, The Lovely Bones and most recently, The Host.

According to the description of the film’s version of Scarlet Witch, known as Wanda Maximoff in the books, Whedon and Marvel will be looking for someone in their twenties to play a British version of the character. Ronan turns 20 next year and is incredibly talented, can do action, and is very familiar with the sci-fi genre.

Wanda, like her twin brother Pietro, is actually of Eastern European decent in the books but fans should expect changes to be made. Not only will her accent and background be altered when it comes to her nationality and family ties, but her origins and powers could be revamped as well. In Marvel Comics, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are the offspring of Magneto but due to rights issues those important details cannot be included. This likely means that in The Avengers 2 - if the reports and hints prove true – we’re going to see a pair of British super-powered people who are not mutants and have no relation to Magneto.

We expect that their powers will remain the same, but we don’t know how they will be explained in the film. Quicksilver has superhuman speed but his sister’s ability is much more complex. She can change probabilities and rewrite reality.

Unless by some fanboy miracle Marvel Studios and Twentieth Century Fox are working a deal – much to the happiness of X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner and Fox consultant Mark Millar – to have their Marvel film universes crossover or share some semblance of continuity, expect significant changes to be made. Without delving into spoilers, Iron Man 3 took major liberties with key stories from the Iron Man comics and since it represented the first chapter of Phase Two, we shouldn’t be surprised if future films do the same.

If Whedon is excited about including these two characters in particular, there will be very important story implications as to why. In the comics, Scarlet Witch rewrote reality, erasing abilities from most mutants on Earth in the major crossover event
House of M. She also has close ties to other key Avengers characters including Wonder Man and Vision – the latter of which was namedropped as a possible theory for how Clark Gregg’s Agent Phil Coulson could return from the grave.

Wanda’s also shared a unique relationship with the villainous robot Ultron, a creation of original Ant-Man Hank Pym, who of course is getting a debut right after The Avengers 2 in late 2015. Let the speculation run rampant until we know more, but like Marvel President and producer Kevin Feige said, the current first draft of the script could change drastically in six months, much like the Wasp character was dropped from the first team-up in favor of Scarlet Johansson’s Black Widow.

Iron Man 3 releases May 3, 2013, Thor: The Dark World on November 8, 2013, Captain America: The Winter Soldier on April 4, 2014, Guardians of the Galaxy on August 1, 2014, The Avengers 2 on May 1, 2015, Ant-Man on November 6, 2015, and Doctor Strange sometime after that.

Let me know on Twitter @rob_keyes what new characters you’d add to the roster of The Avengers 2!

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Mando-Ant Man 1 year ago

Ok, interesting enough, dont really know myself. But Say, how about you guys do a little info peice on Ant-Man’s Rouge gallery(both from his solo run, and from his time in the Avengers), while its not huge, there are some good ones(like Whirlwind, Black Knight, and Porcupine; and his Nemesis Egghead of course)

Wanda is only crazy in later years. Actually, a number of the suggestions are probably the posters up on people’s bedroom walls, like pin-up girls. If one looks way back at the first adventures of Wanda in The Avengers, she is stoic, introverted, regal but a bit stand-offish, and somewhat subdued, almost haughty at times, a bit like Storm at times in the X-Men (I don’t mean when Storm looked like a punk-rocker, either). Pietro was cynical, introverted, and dedicated to his sister, as she was to him. The actor and actress should fit the look, and personality, for these parts. I expect, however, that marvel will rewrite, reboot, and reformulate them. I would not change them if i were in charge, but keep them their original way, but I am just happy to have them represented. My other two I have been waiting for, Goliath (Hank Pym) and Wasp, hopefully will not be too far behind.

I had the same thought. Since those are not really characters I too fond of, this news doesn’t thrill me that much, to be honest. The only thing I could think of when I heard the rumors is that they’ll be taking the “spot” from other heroes I find more interesting, and who have either not been included before or not been given enough spotlight (like Hawkeye).

I could see them either being introduced as villains or, for the sake of time, Fury saying, “We’re going to need to try something radical,” and then we cut to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch being released from S.H.I.E.L.D. cells.

The villain thing was more when they were insecure and lost and was a Magneto thing, which is X-men, which they can’t use. The Avengers presence had them as heroes, where they first truly felt they belonged. Stick with them as good guys. And bring in Whirlwind to give Pietro a run for his money, until DC can get a Flash movie going, with hopefully Professor Zoom (the Reverse-Flash) as the Flash’s nemesis.

I remember a few times when Cap and Wanda had to break up scraps between Goliath, Hawkeye, and Quicksilver, when they started bickering between themselves, much as the Fantastic Four’s Thing and Torch sometimes quarreled, or occaisionally members of the early X-Men (in fact I remember Cyclops and Wolverine having it out a couple times).

Speaking of fallen actresses. You know what, I want Lindsey Lohan in one of Marvel’s movies. Don’t know where, but they should rescue her life and career. She was totally watchable once and marvel could probably pay her NOTHING.

why would you want her in a marvel movie? shes aterrible actress now, did you see her in the liz taylor biopic? terrible work. attaching her name to something almost instantly turns it into a crap spectacle, why would you want that egomaniac to get mixed up with such a good franchise? the cost to insure her is reason enough for no big name studio to ever consider her for anything. she needs to fade into obscurity, her time is up.

@damo. I dunno man, air america’s pretty bad. Everyone gives her such a hard time, but it’s not like she hasn’t justified her existence. We’re not putting her on the same table as Farrah Abraham, Kim Kardashian, Rebecca black and honey boo-boo are we?….. C’mon

Ah, now dazzler was cute in the comics. I can just imagine what she would look like transcribed in real life to the big screen! I think I would be swallowing my popcorn whole (carton it came in and all!).

Haha, “liberties”. I, like many many other comic fans, was displeased about how Marvel decided to treat The Mandarin. So I am now fearful based on IM3 of how much more they are willing to deviate from their canon in order to make a few extra dollars.

Is it really that hard to make a good movie while not compromising pivotal villains/stories so much? Really sad they aren’t willing to go that extra mile to please both the casual movie goers and comic fan (and I’m not asking for a 100% here becasue I know that’s impossible but I think we can all agree The Mandarin was a big fat ZERO for those who know his background)

So now I have to struggle with my desire for having Ultron be in Avengers 2 and using the Ultimates version of things or to go with the more traditional Ultron story arc.

I don’t recall that Iron Man 3 is the first comic-book-movie to ever twisted their story with liberty?
And as far as I can see… the REAL Mandarin hasn’t even showed up yet: That bad guy in IM3 is more like a Fin Fang Foom interpretation (hint: dragon) rather than the real Mandarin… The future is still widely open for the character, so I don’t get why some people can’t simply get over this easily.

Zooey deshanel (did I spell that right?) for either Ms. Marvel or She-Hulk. I think her (annoying to some) kookiness would translate well to the sitcom-like nature of their secret identities. I really want marvel to start making some surprising and weird casting choices.

well according to virtually every news source we have here in the U.K there are only 2 people in the race for the role of Ms. Marvel. One being Emily Blunt and the other being Ruth Wilson who im guessing isnt well known in the states. Point being if its only those two in the race then Emily Blunt takes it hands down, she is a bankable star in America thanks to roles in Looper, The 5 Year Engagement and The Adjustment Bureau to name but a few.
So from a monetary standpoint (and we all know thats what Marvel Studios is all about) it makes more sense to cast her as she already has a fan base……

Gemma Arterton looks the part and she can really act (like, really, Hansel & Gretel was clearly not her best but that wasn’t her fault). Ever since I saw her in Prince of Persia I thought she should be Wanda one day.

She has to be able to be gorgeous but also kind of grim and serious-minded, if she is to match the slightly aloft and moody Wanda of the early comics. Pietro likewise has to be all seriousness and not a wise-cracker. I am not sure who should play them…have to give it some thought. However, as far as the characters of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch go: excellent choices! A pair I have hoped for for a long time. I also equally want Goliath (Hank Pym) {Giant-Man} and Wasp. And all four need their costuymes just exactly like in the early comics (for Goliath I especially like the blue/yellow suit with the semi-goggles. He wore this when the 4 of them were all teamed up). I am very excited about this.
Can we also get Ultron, Kang, Skrulls, Diablo, Whirlwind, and the “real” Mandarin, rings zapping away, at some point?

They already said someone around the age of twenty. I dislike ronan but she is the logical choice. Id much prefer an older more established actress like others in the comment has named but it wont happen

One of the things that makes the Marvel movies so good is that they don’t change the characters (that much) from the comic books. If you saw Thor, then picked up a Thor mag, you would recognize them. It sounds like here, that the Children of the Atom wouldn’t be recognizable as the characters from the comics, and that would be downright disappointing. Her not being a mutant, and not be Magneto’s daughter, really takes away a lot of the relevance of the character.

Thor’s origin was actually heavily altered from the original comic book version for the movie. In the comic, he sort of possesses a gimp doctor named Donald Blake. That character was only mentioned briefly in passing in the film as Jane Foster’s ex-boyfriend. They gave a nod to this fact by giving him a fake ID with Donald Blake’s name on it.

I was hoping they would go that route with the jane Foster-Donald Blake/Thor-Sif love triangle… Would have been interesting with two ladies having their boyfriends share the same space but not the same time.

I’m not in favor of this. Yes, I know that there are deviations, with varying degrees, from the comic books in just about all cb movies. Still, the reported deviations go too far, in my
opinion. Furthermore, Zi much rather see the introduction Ant Man, Wasp and Black Panther in Avengers 2. If those three characters aren’t in the movie, I am going to get angry. And, you wouldn’t like me I’m angry.

I don’t see why they need to change anything. They could still explain their origin and refer to their father as a “radical mutant” they’d rather keep their distance from. Unless they write them as villains, then daddy would be their inspiration…

Along the lines of costume, we give Thor and Cap a bit of slack for the way they dress due to where they hail and the times they hail from, but our street level, grounded on earth now characters ~ will that head piece work for Scarlet Witch if you go old school. Or are you tired of the Xmen leather clad? Hopefully they find something grounded in their upbringing/heritage but modern enough to not be too comic bookish. It was hard enough for the cops to take Cap serious until he busted some heads, how improbable would it be for them to do what the Scarlet Witch commands.

I myself would put hawkeye in his blue and purple togs, Quicksilver in his green lightning-bolt suit, Scarlet Witch in her outfit from the early comics, and Goliath in his blue and yellow costume, just like in the early comics of the 60s. I believe Jan should be in a “slightly” more modern rendition than her first wasp costume. I prefer maybe something like she wore in, I believe, the early 70s.

Hawkeye – I honestly don’t think the buccaneer boots and winged facemask would work nor the “H” in the forehead BUT, they could have easily reworked the original and kept the color scheme, scale mail top (like Cap. Americia SHOULD have!) and loin cloth. All while still making him look like a modern SHIELD agent. Maybe even borrow the Ultimate’s version of the facemask.

Quicksilver – I don’t think either the original or the lt.. blue and white would work in real life. His suit needs to be updated somehow. I kind of liked the new, “Tron-esque” look. makes more sense that he needs a high-tech suit to travel at super speeds.

Scarlet Witch – Watchmen proved that this looks works perfectly fine so I would be upset if they went with some sort of silly dark red leather jumpsuit (like Black Widow). They would just have to reconfigure the head piece or maybe lose it.

I dont think The avengers would be up her alley. Plus has already began to look a little old on film considering she is 38 now, she will be 40 by the time Avengers 2 comes out plus The Scarlet Witch is supposed to be in her twenties.